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Why do redbricks last so long? 200

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posted by  punk240 on  Fri Jun 22 10:08 CST 2007
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I remember reading that along with time tested steel fabrication and machining they used the Turbo model as a platform to design a better working NA engine - makes sense when I recall they used the same parts from the turbo block on the NA block even after the turbo was axed in 85 --- from that point on till the mid 90's they discovered how to fine tune the NA to what we appreciate most about them: TOUGH

Tim






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